The Depths of a Miami Fan’s Despair
March 20, 2008
My 5 favorite quotes/sentences from the AP’s account of last night’s Toronto Raptors-Miami Heat game, in which the Heat scored 54 points (the third-lowest total in the shot clock era) and lost by 42:
5) “The Raptors would have won by four points even if they didn’t score in the second half, but that didn’t mean Bosh felt bad for the lowly Heat. ‘You don’t get anywhere in this world by having sympathy, especially not in the NBA,’ Bosh said.”
4) “Miami is without guard Marcus Banks (right hamstring), forward Udonis Haslem (left ankle), forward Alexander Johnson (right knee), Alonzo Mourning (right knee), guard Dwayne Wade (left knee) and forward Dorell Wright (left knee).”
3) Pat Riley, legendary head coach and motivational author: “Every time a shot rimmed out, we got more and more frustrated. Like the good team they are, they had no mercy, they just put us away. We’ll have our day again. I don’t know when, but we will have our day again.”
2) “It was a tough night for Heat rookie Daequan Cook, who scored eight points on 3-for-19 shooting.”
1) Pat Riley, legendary head coach and motivational author: “I feel real bad for (the players) that they couldn’t make a few shots and just get out of the record books but that’s the way it goes.”
